Scott Norwood's kick that would miss wide right towards the end of Super Bowl XXV.

Wide Right is the term for Scott Norwood's missed 47-yard field goal attempt that would have most likely won Super Bowl XXV for the Buffalo Bills. There were 8 seconds left and the Bills were behind by only a single point. Instead, the New York Giants took possession with 4 seconds left and ran out the clock for a 20-19 victory, the closest margin of victory ever in a Super Bowl. Image File history File links Wide_Right. ... Scott Allan Norwood (born July 17, 1960 in Miami, Florida) is a former National Football League kicker who played his entire career for the Buffalo Bills. ... Date January 27, 1991 Stadium Tampa Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Ottis Anderson, Running back Favorite Bills by 6 National anthem Whitney Houston Coin toss Pete Rozelle Referee Jerry Seeman Halftime show New Kids on the Block Attendance 73,813 TV in the United States Network ABC Announcers Al Michaels... Scott Allan Norwood (born July 17, 1960 in Miami, Florida) is a former National Football League kicker who played his entire career for the Buffalo Bills. ... A field goal (formerly goal from the field) is a general term used in some sports wherein a goal may be scored either during general play (from the field) or via some sort of free shot. ... Date January 27, 1991 Stadium Tampa Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Ottis Anderson, Running back Favorite Bills by 6 National anthem Whitney Houston Coin toss Pete Rozelle Referee Jerry Seeman Halftime show New Kids on the Block Attendance 73,813 TV in the United States Network ABC Announcers Al Michaels... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Dark Navy, Red, Royal, Nickel, and White Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. ... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, The Jints, The New York Football Giants, Jersey Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner The Mara and Tisch Families General manager Ernie Accorsi League/Conference affiliations National... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ...

To Bills' fans, the phrase evokes not only the loss in that game but the entire era in which the Bills qualified for an unprecedented (and yet unmatched) four straight Super Bowls only to lose them all. In a larger sense, it evokes the missed economic opportunities in Western New York at that time, and has become a cultural touchstone, used in two different movies. Western New York refers to the westernmost counties of New York State, roughly the area included in the Holland Purchase. ...

Prior to Super Bowl XXV, Norwood had never hit a field goal from that distance on a grass field, and that season was in fact just 1-for-5 from over 40 yards on grass.

Aftermath

Scott Norwood returned to the City of Buffalo for a rally after the Super Bowl, where 30,000 fans chanted "We Want Scott" to show that they still respected and cared for him. Some felt that without Norwood the Bills might not have even been so successful as to reach the Super Bowl.

Also, Scott had successfully kicked a field goal in the first quarter of the game. Without that, Buffalo would have been down by 4 points on their final drive, and would not have even been able to attempt a last second field goal.

However, he was not as accurate in the 1991 season, and was cut thereafter. Ironically, his replacement as Bills kicker, Steve Christie, kicked an overtime game-winner for the Bills in their 1992 season playoff win over the Houston Oilers in the greatest comeback in NFL history, and then, in Super Bowl XXVIII in the 1993-94 season, kicked the longest field goal in Super Bowl history, 54 yards, although the Bills lost anyway, their fourth consecutive season losing the Super Bowl. The 1991 NFL season was the 72th regular season of the National Football League. ... Steve Christie was an NFL kicker, who as a member of the Buffalo Bills became known for his ability to kick clutch field goals, even in poor weather. ... The 1992 NFL season was the 73th regular season of the National Football League. ... The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Date January 30, 1994 Stadium Georgia Dome City Atlanta, Georgia MVP Emmitt Smith, Running back Favorite Cowboys by 10 National anthem Natalie Cole Coin toss Joe Namath Referee Bob McElwee Halftime show Wynonna Judd, Naomi Judd, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker Attendance 72,817 TV in the United States... The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League. ...

Bills fans cheered Norwood on his return home with the team. The reaction to the miss, as shown in Buffalo '66, is not characteristic of most Bills fans' perception. The fact that the game was the first of four straight Super Bowl losses for the Bills, and Norwood wasn't even in the latter two, leads many Bills fans to suggest that something larger might have been at work.

References in popular culture

The field goal miss was spoofed in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, in which fictional Miami Dolphins place kicker Ray Finkle misses a key field goal during a Super Bowl game, which eventually leads to his kidnapping both Dan Marino and the Dolphins mascot for revenge. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective is a 1994 wacky comedy movie, directed by Tom Shadyac. ... City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins, The Fish Team colors Aqua Green, Coral Orange, Navy Blue, and White Head Coach Nick Saban Owner Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T. D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970... Ray Finkle is a fictional character in the 1994 comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. ...

There is also a spoof in a skit on the series Robot Chicken where he misses a person with a "kick me" sign posted on his back. Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created by Stoop!d Monkey and Sony Pictures Digital, currently airing in America as a part of Cartoon Networks Adult Swim line-up, in Britain as part of the Bravos Adult Swim line-up, and in Canada on...

The field goal miss was also the central feature of the popular indie film Buffalo ’66, where Billy Brown (played by the film's writer and director, Vincent Gallo), just released from prison, seeks to kill a Bills kicker named "Scott Wood" for missing a field goal that would have won the Super Bowl, causing him to lose a major bet that he could not pay for. The bookie forced Billy to confess to a friend's crime and be sent to prison to settle the debt. Promotional poster for Buffalo ’66 Buffalo ’66 is a 1998 film, and is writer/director Vincent Gallos semi-autobiographical full-length motion picture debut. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...